Converge

It is not very often that we see a change in the Converge lineup, but today we are all ready to celebrate Laura Sweeney’s last week with Converge. Laura has been with Converge since March of 2009 as an HR Consultant and recently received an outstanding offer for an HR Manager position.  While we will certainly miss her as part of our team, we could not be happier for her and can’t wait to see the impact she is going to make in the HR world.

Aside from completely changing the way Converge celebrates birthdays with her fantastic voice, Laura has had several significant accomplishments during her time with Converge. For the past year and a half, Laura has worked has worked extensively with two of our nonprofit clients. Laura has managed the overall vacancy needs for one of our largest clients and has provided them with quality recruits to staff their facility. Laura also spent time completing the Essentials of HR Management and is still working towards obtaining her PHR Certification. She has been committed to achieving optimal results in her other role managing the payroll process for a Philadelphia based nonprofit organization. Her co-workers at her two client locations have described her as a delight to work with, as she is always cheerful, even when faced with difficult people.

The entire team at Converge wishes Laura nothing but the best and thanks her for her outstanding contributions to our team.

Best of luck in your new job, Laura, we all know you’ll be a star

We’ve got a great opening on our team!

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL

Converge is a boutique HR Consulting and Outsourcing firm located in Wayne, PA. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of industries and experiences who possess exceptional skills in the critical business areas of recruitment and staffing, performance improvement, employee benefits, leadership development and training, retirement plans, compensation and employee labor relations. We work very hard for our clients and play very hard as a team. Our culture is based on mutual trust and respect, diversity in thinking, challenging the status quo, creativity and teamwork.

Converge is currently seeking a Business Development Professional with extensive sales experience.  The Business Development Professional will lead and oversee the development and growth of new business. He/she will identify, develop and maintain relationships with key area business leaders to promote Converge, Inc. This position will ensure business growth through directing and managing business development, marketing and sales activities.  The Business Development Professional will identify new/emerging markets and opportunities develop and follow-through on leads, utilizes existing Converge technical experts for support, close sales and maintain on-going relationship with client decision-makers.  The Business Development Professional will be responsible for government contract procurement and relationships.

We expect that this person will bring an existing network of qualified opportunities, participate in networking groups, entertain potential/existing clients, up-sell to existing clients, attend trade shows, arrange speaking engagements for technical experts, coordinate all marketing activities, including managing Converge CRM, social networking, newsletter, updates and cold calls.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of the business development process with a proven track record in sales. Knowledge of Human Resources and Employee Benefits is required.

We are seeking the following qualifications:

• Minimum 10+ years sales/business development experience
• Organizational  ability and extreme attention to detail
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Exceptional networking skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a dynamic team environment
• Process oriented
• Positive attitude, determination, and follow-through

If interested, please forward your resume to resumes@convergesolutions.net

Fax: 484.598.2036

As one of the major services we provide to our clients, HR Outsourcing always brings up a lot of questions. Will HR Outsourcing work for my organization? What are the benefits of HR Outsourcing? And most recently, why is now the time to be thinking about HR Outsourcing?

Let me start by saying that we have found HR Outsourcing to be effective across the marketplace. Our services provide solutions for small to mid-sized companies, start up organizations and non-profits throughout the country. Outsourcing allows clients a full service HR department, without the cost of hiring a full time employee.

So, how do we do outsourcing? Well, it all starts with a single point of contact; a member of the Converge Team who will become an expert on your business and HR needs. But what makes our approach unique is that in addition to your primary contact, you’ll also have access to the entire Converge staff.

As you can find out in our “Meet the Team” section, we have just about every area of expertise covered. Mason knows his stuff about handbooks, policies & procedures, and compliance. Jill is an all star recruiter. Mark brings years of HR experience and knowledge…that’s why he’s the bossman. And that’s just to name a few of us. We really do have a little bit of everything reflected in our staff and find that the background and experience of our staff is as diverse and sophisticated as those of many large corporate organizations.

So why now? The economy is still not great, why would I spend money on outsourcing?

Because it will cost you less. It will prepare you for the economic turnaround and will manage the risk you face from regulatory agencies and litigation.

The way our model is set up allows HR Staffing costs to be spread across our client base, making our approach more cost effective than an internal HR function.

Let’s talk numbers.

Our experience has shown that when replacing an existing internal HR function, the typical client will generally see a 50% reduction in their HR costs. Additionally, smaller companies who often allocate HR functions to non HR staff will find that they can have the same level of HR expertise and professionalism as many larger organizations. When it comes down to it, outsourcing really does give you more bang for your buck.

As always we are happy to provide further information to inquiring minds. Drop us a line at info@convergesolutions.net for more.

Well. It’s finally here. Welcome to the new and improved convergesolutions.net. Things look a bit different at that address these days, but the whole team couldn’t be more excited about our new site.  The site is exactly what we wanted. Professional. Sharp. Exciting. And most of all, completely reflective of Converge.

So, what’s new? Well, everything. This is the site we’ve been thinking up in our minds for forever (or what feels like it). And now it’s here. The old artwork has been replaced with pictures of the Converge team. Plain backdrops are now cityscapes of Philadelphia. The website is just more us. While we’d love to take credit for everything, we really have to thank our designer, Chris Falkenstein, for taking our ideas, our constant emails, and my many lists and turning them into exactly what we had imagined. He really got it right.

The website has a lot going on. We’re all on it – pictures, bios, everything. You’ll read about our culture and how we do things here. The new design makes getting in touch with us simple and easy. You can find links to our e-mail, social media sites and ways to subscribe to our newsletter and routine HR updates. But most importantly, you can read about all the solutions we provide to our clients every day.

This tab, the “What’s New” section, is to make sure we’re keeping everyone up to date on what’s happening in our world. That’s everything from our website launch, to important HR updates, to what we talked about at our latest team huddle. In addition to our Facebook and Twitter, this will be a way to constantly keep up with us. We’ll feature articles from all our team members who all have a lot to say about the HR world. “What’s New” gives us an outlet for our thoughts and opinions, because there’s never any shortage of those around here.

So here’s to our new website. Stay tuned to our “What’s New” blog as we settle into our posting routine. In the meantime, take a while, take a look around the site and let us know what you think. We’d love to hear it all.